Bicycle Transit Planning:

To promote bicycle riding in the city of Santa Cruz and reduce carbon emissions, the City of Santa Cruz Climate Action plan includes promotion of biking as an alternative mode of transportation. To help City of Santa Cruz meet the needs of current and future cyclists in Santa Cruz, an isolated study of transit to and from the University of California Santa Cruz has been conducted by the Impact Designs: Engineering & Sustainability through Student Service (IDEASS) Bicycle Transit Planning Team (BTPT). Brenden Fant (Environmental Studies ’13), Austin Seller (Environmental Studies and Biology ’13), and Anthony Siao (Environmental Studies and Technology Information Management ’14) worked on the project with Ross Clark, the City of Santa Cruz Climate Change Action Manager. The team compiled data from three sources and used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to construct maps outlining frequently used roads, road quality, and cycling collision locations in order to “increase the level of safety for cyclists in high traffic corridors,” said Fant. To read the full story, clickhere.

Click here to read their draft report. If you have comments or questions, please emailBrenden Fant.